Busiest Halloween night for Fire Service since 2021

Firefighters had their largest number of Halloween calls since 2021 last night.

Before midnight, there were 494 calls to fire stations in Dublin and 421 ambulance call-outs.

There were 1,195 calls made in Leinster, approximately 40.9 calls per hour until midnight.

A steady number of calls were made from midnight onwards.

Dublin Fire Brigade's Assistant Chief Fire Officer Greg O'Dwyer said they took approximately 250 fire-related calls last Halloween, as well as 390 ambulance calls.

DFB logged their number of calls on Halloween night on a live interactive map.

Most incidents were related to bonfires across the capital.

Meanwhile, hundreds of people gathered along O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre for a hoax Halloween parade.

Gardaí asked people waiting on O'Connell Street to "disperse safely".

Pictures and footage posted on social media show hundreds of people lined up along O'Connell Street waiting for the hoax parade to get under way.

A rumour is understood to have circulated online that a Halloween parade was due to take place in the city centre.

Gardaí said: "Please be advised that contrary to information being circulated online, no Halloween parade is scheduled to take place in Dublin city centre this evening or tonight.

"All those gathered on O'Connell Street in expectation of such a parade are asked to disperse safely."